Abrakadoodle

Founded: 2002 Franchising since: 2004

1800 Robert Fulton Dr., #205 Reston, Virginia 20191

Phone: (703)860-6570 Franchisee Association Abrakadoodle Franchise Advisory Council

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 16 employee(s); 6 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	64	0	3	2
2008	64	0	1	2
2007	70	0	0	2
2006	64	0	0	2
2005	57	0	0	2

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Worldwide

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 60,000 households with income of $75K+

Total investment: $44.95K-74.1K Franchise fee: $34.9K/48.9K

Ongoing royalty fee: 8% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

	In-House	Third Party
Franchise Fee	No	Yes
Startup Costs	No	Yes
Equipment	No	No
Inventory	No	No
Accounts Receivable	No	No
Payroll	No	No

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $100K
Cash liquidity requirement: $50K
Business Experience:

• General business experience
• Marketing skills
• Strong desire to teach children

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 - 10
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed.

Training

• Available at headquarters: 5 days
• 20-60 hours pre-training at franchisee's location

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Internet
• Field operations/evaluations
• Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support

• Ad slicks
• National media

Other marketing support

• Intranet, Franchise Advisory Council

Franchise 500® rank:
#362 (2008); #371 (2007); #474 (2006);

Ranked #1 in category in:
2007;

Low-Cost Franchises:
#86 (2008); #98 (2007);

Top New Ranking:
#26 (2008); #23 (2007); #46 (2006);